Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Effort: Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States

 

TRICYCLE      COURSE CATALOG      SUPPORT      DONATE RIGHT EFFORT Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States Whatever a person frequently thinks about and ponders, that will become the inclination of their mind. If one frequently thinks about and ponders unhealthy states, one has abandoned healthy states to cultivate unhealthy states, and then one’s mind inclines to unhealthy states. (MN 19) Reflection The mind has the capacity to guide how it functions to some extent, and unhealthy states such as fear, anger, and aversion have a harmful effect on our well-being. So it makes sense to use whatever ability you have to inhibit the arising of these mental and emotional states before they flood your mind. Once they arise, unhealthy states take over and inhibit the arising of healthy mind states, so it’s better they don’t occur at all.  Daily Practice Keeping your mind focused on healthy states prevents unhealthy states from arising. Only one state of mind can be present at a time, so if you frequently occupy your mind with healthy states, such as thoughts of kindness or generosity or joy in the well-being of others, then your mind will remain inclined toward similar healthy states. Maintaining positive states of mind is the best way of restraining negative mind states. Tomorrow: Establishing Mindfulness of Body and Abiding in the First Jhāna One week from today: Abandoning Arisen Unhealthy States Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page. Tricycle is a nonprofit and relies on your support to keep its wheels turning. Donate » © 2023 Tricycle Foundation 89 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

Via Daily Dharma: What Lies Behind the Mask

What Lies Behind the Mask

Instead of trying to polish our mask until it becomes perfect, we can start looking for the one who’s wearing it. Santiago Santai Jiménez, “Waking Up Is Letting the Mask Fall” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

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[GBF] New Talk: Claiming our Unique Way of Living, with JD Doyle

Here's a new dharma talk that has been added to the GBF website and podcast.

As queer/non-conforming individuals, how do we claim our unique way of living, but also let go of our attachment to an identity?

In this talk, JD Doyle explores how we can re-orient ourselves to our lives, and connect with the non-human aspects of our world, such as other life forms and the natural world.

As we witness so many attacks on various categories of people, it’s easy to begin thinking of our world as fragmented. Instead, we can re-member, or bring together, the various parts of our fractured selves AND the people in our lives, present and past.

When we feel attacked, we long for security. This is when we must re-orient ourselves to what we actually need to be stable, vs. what we have come to believe we need to be safe. JD contrasts this with the Buddhist truth of impermanence and that letting go of these beliefs can reduce our suffering.

JD goes on to quote a book, ‘Hospicing Modernity‘ and speaks on how we can observe aspects of our world that are waning, or disappearing.

Listen to the full talk here: 

https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/claiming-our-unique-way-of-living-jd-doyle/

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Living: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings

TRICYCLE      COURSE CATALOG      SUPPORT      DONATE RIGHT LIVING Undertaking the Commitment to Abstain from Harming Living Beings Harming living beings is unhealthy. Refraining from harming living beings is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning the harming of living beings, one abstains from harming living beings; with rod and weapon laid aside, gentle and kindly, one abides compassionate to all living beings. (MN 41) One practices thus: “Others may harm living beings, but I will abstain from the harming of living beings.” (MN 8) Reflection One of the key characteristics of Buddhism and other Indian traditions is a fundamental respect for life and a commitment to an attitude of non-harming. One form this can take is giving the gift of harmlessness to all beings through ethical behavior: not killing, not lying, not stealing, not misbehaving sexually, and not becoming intoxicated in various ways. Beyond these restraints, you can also actively practice kindness and compassion. Daily Practice Bring a benevolent attitude of harmlessness to the forefront of your mind whenever you remember to do so. When looking at or thinking about a living being, allow the natural emotion of caring to arise and sustain it by actively reinforcing it with the thought “May you be healthy; may you be well; may you feel safe and free from harm.” Undertake a commitment to abide with compassion for all living beings whenever you can. Tomorrow: Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States One week from today: Abstaining from Taking What is Not Given Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page. Tricycle is a nonprofit and relies on your support to keep its wheels turning. Donate » © 2023 Tricycle Foundation 89 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

Via Daily Dharma: Find Your Own Dance

 

Find Your Own Dance A teacher can sing a song and show you some moves but ultimately the dance belongs to you. A good teacher gets out of your way and, in this regard, a flawed but honest teacher is often the best teacher. Shozan Jack Haubner, “Delbert and the Butterfly” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Via FB // Hoje e o Dia de Finados no Brasil

 

https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/brasil/2023/11/6054388-dia-de-finados-entenda-a-origem-e-as-celebracoes-em-torno-da-data.html

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Action: Reflecting upon Bodily Action

 

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RIGHT ACTION Reflecting Upon Bodily Action However the seed is planted, in that way the fruit is gathered. Good things come from doing good deeds; bad things come from doing bad deeds. (SN 11.10) What is the purpose of a mirror? For the purpose of reflection. So too bodily action is to be done with repeated reflection. (MN 61)

Reflection The image of planting seeds and harvesting their fruits is widespread throughout the world. It is a simple model of cause and effect, and it lies at the heart of the Buddhist understanding of karma. As embodied beings we are always engaging with the world, and we are invited here to notice this fact and engage with care. If we want good things to come our way, we need to do good deeds to ensure that they do. Daily Practice Think of meditation as similar to looking in a mirror, but instead of regarding your external form you are observing the quality of your inner life. When you act in certain ways, how does it make you feel? If you regularly feel bad about what you do, then you are planting the wrong seeds. Gradually learn to act in ways that will result in healthier and more beneficial outcomes for yourself and others.  Tomorrow: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings One week from today: Reflecting upon Verbal Action Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Via Daily Dharma: Sit with Care

 

Sit with Care

When we sit well, everything else takes care of itself. So whether we have been sitting [for] five years or twenty years or are just beginning, it is important to sit with great, meticulous care.

Charlotte Joko Beck, “Life Being As It Is” 

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